Identifying the Themes Coordinate with and Contrary to the Iranian-Islamic Culture in Children's Literature of Age Group B: Using Content Analysis Method

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Yazd University Department of Education

10.29252/kavosh.2020.11526.2496

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to identify the themes that are coordinate with and contrary to the Iranian- Islamic culture in children's literature, using content analysis (quantitative and qualitative). The statistical population consisted of all students, at second and third grade elementary school (age group B) in the academic year 2016-2017 (12933 students) out of which 1000 were selected by cluster random sampling. The research tools included a researcher-made questionnaire on the themes that were coordinate with and contrary to the Iranian-Islamic culture. In the first step, using a quantitative questionnaire, a sample of thousands of students was asked to rate their favorite books. Then, using SPSS23 software, twenty of the most popular books were identified and their frequency was determined. In the second phase, the most read books were provided to 20 literary experts in the form of a qualitative researcher-made questionnaire. They were then surveyed about the positive and appropriate themes as well as the negative and conflicting ones. Finally, the content analysis of the qualitative results showed that among the positive themes, the themes of "ultimate victory over evil" and "family and marriage" and among the negative themes, the theme of "magic" had the highest degree of agreement. The books also seem to focus on topics such as religious doctrines, fantasy nutrition, dealing with children's real-life needs, and teaching them how to deal with problems. Overall, the reviewed books had more positive themes than negative ones.

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Journal of Kavoshnameh in Persian Language and Literature
Volume 21, Issue 45 - Serial Number 45
September 2020
Pages 163-188

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